Slide latch assembly
AssigneeSouthco, Inc.
InventorsHenric Johansson, Torsten Johansson
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Abstract
A slide latch assembly having a keyless toggle lock capability and capable of being unlocked by either a low level security key or a master key. When a user lifts up on the front grip piece or the rear grip piece of the latch assembly, a dual pawl rotary latch is opened so that the latch assemble can then be latched to a keeper. The lock cylinder can be provided with either a master annular ring on the front of the lock plug which can only be opened by a master key or a low level security annular ring which permits the lock cylinder to be opened by either the master key or the low level security key.
Claims3
A slide latch assembly for fastening a closure member to a keeper in a latched position, the slide latch assembly being moveable between the latched position in which said slide latch assembly engages the keeper and an unlatched position, said slide latch assembly comprising:
- a latching means for engaging the keeper in the latched position upon actuation of said latching means, a locking module link for actuating said latching means, said locking module link being slidable in the slide latch assembly, said locking module link having a locking module link notch;
- a locking module fixed relative to the closure member, said locking module having a toggle button, said toggle button having a toggle button protuberance, said toggle button being pivotable between a locked state in which the toggle button protuberance engages the locking module link notch thereby preventing sliding movement of the locking module link relative to the locking module and an unlocked state in which the toggle button protuberance does not engage the locking module link notch thereby permitting sliding of the locking module link relative to the locking module;
- a lock cylinder provided on said locking module, said lock cylinder having a locking ring having a locking ring protuberance, said locking ring being engageable with the toggle button such that rotation of the locking ring pivots the locking module between the locked state and the unlocked state upon rotation of the locking ring by the engagement of the locking ring protuberance with the toggle button;
- a grip piece slidable in the slide latch assembly and connected to said locking module link such that upon sliding of the grip piece in the slide latch assembly said locking module link actuates said latching means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.